SOMERSET PATRIOTS SIX-TIME ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1 Patriots Park * Bridgewater, NJ 08807 * 908.252.0700 www.somersetpatriots.com and www.patriotsbaseball.com Long Island Ducks (0-0) @ Somerset Patriots (0-0) Game #1/140 * Thursday, April 21 * 7:05 PM * TD Bank Ballpark * Bridgewater, NJ On The Air: WCTC-AM 1450; WCTCam.com, SPN.TV Twitter: @SOMPatriots and @JAntweil PATRIOTS BREAKDOWN (1st/2nd) home road overall Series at a Glance season: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Thursday (7:05) LI [RHP] John Brownell (0-0, 0.00) @ SOM [RHP] Mickey Storey (0-0, 0.00) day: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Friday (7:05) LI [LHP] Darin Downs (0-0, 0.00) @ SOM [LHP] Jeremy Horst (0-0, 0.00) night: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Saturday (7:05) LI [RHP] Bobby Blevins (0-0, 0.00) @ SOM [LHP] Darin Gorski (0-0, 0.00) 1-run gm: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Sunday (1:05) LI [LHP] Jack Snodgrass (0-0, 0.00) @ SOM [RHP] Scott McGregor (0-0, 0.00) 2-run gm: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 3-run gm: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 OPENING DAY: The Patriots are 10-8 all-time on Opening Day Patriots vs. Ducks in 2016 4+run gm: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Date SITE RESULT extras: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 RETURNING PLAYERS: This year’s 27 man roster features 9 players from last 4/21 vs LI 7:05 pm shutouts: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 4/22 vs LI 7:05 pm year’s Championship squad (Jon Hunton, Matt Fields, Scott Kelly, Mickey Storey, 4/23 vs LI 7:05 pm hit a HR: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Kyler Newby, Gus Schlosser, David Vidal, Connor Little, Aharon Eggleston) 4/24 vs LI 1:05 pm no HR: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 5/10 @ LI 6:35 pm 0 Errors: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 MLB EXPERIENCE: Eight players on the roster have at one point during their 5/11 @ LI 6:35 pm 1-2 Errors: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 baseball tenure suited up for an MLB team (Jeremy Horst, Kyler Newby, Gus 5/12 @ LI 6:35 pm 3+ Errors: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Schlosser, Mickey Storey, Eric Farris, Bryan LaHair, Brad Snyder, Trayvon 5/20 vs LI 7:05 pm OPPOSING STARTER Robinson) 5/21 vs LI 7:05 pm vs. lh: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 5/22 vs LI 1:05 pm vs. rh: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 7/15 @ LI 6:35 pm STRIVE FOR SEVEN: The Somerset Patriots are the most successful baseball 7/16 @ LI 6:35 pm SCORING FIRST club in Atlantic League history winning League Championships in 2001, 2003, 7/17 @ LI 5:05 pm patriots: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015. The Patriots look to win that elusive seventh title in 8/02 vs LI 7:05 pm opponent: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 program history this year. This is the 19th year of Somerset Patriots Baseball and 8/03 vs LI 7:05 pm PATRIOTS SCORE they have qualified for the playoffs in 12 of those years. 8/04 vs LI 11:05 am 3 or less: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 8/08 @ LI 6:35 pm 4 or more: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 HOME SWEET HOME: For the 5th time in the last six years the Patriots open 8/09 @ LI 6:35 pm TWINBILLS up the baseball season at TD Bank Ballpark. Tonight Somerset will have a 8/10 @ LI 6:35 pm dh gm 1: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 pregame ring ceremony and title banner unveiling in center field. 8/11 @ LI 6:35 pm dh gm 2: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 PATS @ TD BANK: 0-0 AFTER INNING PLAYOFF SERIES REMATCH: In the 2015 Liberty Division Series Somerset PATS @ LI: 0-0 up 6th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 outlasted Long Island 3-2 in a thrilling best-of-five series. The Patriots trailed 2-1 tied 6th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 then received back-to-back complete game shutouts from Will Oliver and Roy PATS ‘16 Stat ‘16 Rank down 6th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Merritt to buoy them in the Championship Series. AVG: TBA TBA up 7th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Runs: TBA TBA tied 7th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 CLOSING TIME: Jon Hunton has 128 career Atlantic League saves. Jim Ed HR: TBA TBA down 7th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 Warden, formerly of Southern Maryland, holds the Atlantic League all-time record K: TBA TBA BB: TBA TBA up 8th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 for career saves at 134. SB: TBA TBA tied 8th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 ERA: TBA TBA down 8th: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 JOVIAL JODIE: Brett Jodie is the reigning Atlantic League Manager of the Year. Saves: TBA TBA DAY He has qualified for the playoffs in each of his three years at the helm. He boasts HR: TBA TBA monday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 an all-time record of 264-154 (.631 winning percentage). He is one of two people K: TBA TBA tuesday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 in Atlantic League history to win a title as a player and as a manager with the BB: TBA TBA wednesday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 other being Long Island’s Kevin Baez. thursday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 2016 ATTENDANCE BESTS friday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: For the first time since 2011 the Somerset Patriots saturday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 will have a new Opening Day catcher. Adam Donachie had been the everyday sunday: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 backstop and had caught 21 of the 22 postseason games over the past three MONTH years. april/may: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 june: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 JOINING THE GOOD GUYS: Carlos Guzman played 135 games for Camden july: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 last year and was an All-Star. In 24 games against Somerset he hit .310 with 2 august: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 HRs and 14 RBI. september: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 VERSUS TEAM PATRIOTS HITTER’S NOTEBOOK BPT: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 AHARON EGGLESTON Oldest player on team at 34 years. 2 time Atlantic League All-Star. CMD: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 ERIC FARRIS Enjoys photography in his free time. Has one career MLB hit. LI: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 MATT FIELDS 5 HRs in 14 games with Pats last year. 164 career pro ball homers. LIBERTY: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 YOVAN GONZALEZ In 7 pro ball years has caught 36% of base runners trying to steal LAN: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 CARLOS GUZMAN 4th different AL Team (Road Warriors, York, Camden, Somerset) SMD: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 MYCAL JONES Spent time in AAA with Braves last year. SLS: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 SCOTT KELLY Missed final 4 months of 2015 with a blood clot issue. Had a rib removed. YRK: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 ROB KRAL Local product from Randolph, New Jersey FREEDOM: 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 0-0/0-0 BRYAN LAHAIR 2012 MLB All-Star Reserve. 1st Half of 2012: .284 BA, 13 HRs, 28 RBI DARWIN PEREZ Missed the last years with shoulder injuries TRAVON ROBINSON 1st career MLB homer off 3-time MLB All-Star Jered Weaver BRAD SNYDER Had 26 homers playing professionally in Korea last year DAVID VIDAL Serves as the team barber.